Royal Navy’s newest hunter-killer submarine prepares for frontline ops
Citat:The Royal Navy’s newest hunter-killer submarine is now on the verge of joining the operational cycle following intensive tests in the Atlantic.
HMS Anson, the fifth of the Royal Navy’s Astute-class boats, conducted trials off the east coast of the United States and in the Caribbean Sea, rigorously testing its systems and weaponry.
The Astute-class nuclear-powered submarines are the largest and most advanced attack submarines ever operated by the navy, according to the officials. They are capable of launching long-range Tomahawk missiles to accurately hit land targets and lethal Spearfish torpedoes to defeat enemy submarines.
Coupled with that, Anson and its operational sisters – Astute, Ambush, Artful and Audacious – are capable of circumnavigating the globe while submerged, producing their own oxygen and drinking water to sustain the crews on arduous and lengthy deployments.
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